Machine for wrapping chocolate tablets or similar articles.



No. 815,675. PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906.

. A. BLANG. MACHINE FOR WRAPPING CHOGOLATE TABLETS 0R SIMILAR ARTICLES.

APPLIUAT'ION FILED FEB. 7, 1905.

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A. BLANG.

MAOHINE FOR WRAPPING UHOGOLATE TABLETS OR SIMILAR ARTICLES.

' APPLICATION rmzn rm. 7, 1905.

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A. BLANG. MACHINE FOR WRAPPING CHOCOLATE TABLETS 0R SIMILAR ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. 1905.

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A. BLANQ. MACHINE FOR WRAPPING CHOCOLATE TABLETS 0R SIMILAR ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.7, 1905.

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if .N ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTE BLANC, OF ST. CROIX, SVVITZERLANI), ASSIGNOF. T0 LA F] I I'II ISAVY JEANJEAN ET (1115., OF PARIS, FRANCE.

MACHINE FOR WRAPPING CHOCOLATE TABLETS OR SIMILAR ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented. March 20, 1906.

Application filed February 7, 1905. Serial No. 244,608.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUsTE BLANO,1L citizen of the Republic ofSwitzerland, residing in St. Croix, Switzerland, have inve .ed certainnew and usefulImprovements in Machines for Wrapping Chocolate Tablets orSimilar Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for wrapping up chocolate or othertablets or other articles of similar shape in a suitable wrapper, suchas paper or tin-foil.

Among the objects of the invention is the provision of a machine of thistype embodylng improved wrap ing devices and improved means for feedingthe sheets of wrapping material to such wrapping devices.

The invention also aims to provide improved means for feeding thetablets or other articles to the wrapping devices.

A further object of the invention is to improve the general constructionand increase the efficiency and capacity of machines of this type.

With these and other ends in view the invention consists in the novelfeatures, combinations, and arrangements of parts to be hereinafterdescribed and finally recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machineconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalvertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is avertical transverse section taken on the line A B, Fig. 1. Figs. 5 and 6are vertical longitudinal sections of the upper portion of the machine,showing two different positions of the parts; and Fig. 7 is a verticaltransverse section on the line C D, Fig. 1. V

Similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

In the drawings, A indicates the frame or table of the machine, whichcarries at one side bevel-gears 1 in operative connection with a worm 2,meshing with worn1-gear 4, which is secured to a shaft 3, extendingtransversely of said frame or table and journaled in the sides thereof.At one side of the machine the shaft 3 is provided with a gear 5, whichdrives through the intermediate gearing of a wheel- 6 a wheel 8, securedto a second transversely-extending shaft 7, ournaled in the sides of thetable A above the shaft 3, as shown. The shaft 7 is provided at bothends with a crank 9, connected by links 10 to rocking levers 11, pivotedintermcdiately to the sides of the frame. Thc rocking levers 11 areconnected by cranks 12 to the side members 1000f a carriage (1 which isguided in ways 12', extending longitudinally of the table top or bed 13at either side of the machine. The carriage a cmbodlcs n cross-bar 14,which connects the side members and carries a wrapper gripping andfeeding device 1), including a presscr-plutc 16, provided with a stop15. Above the plate 16 and disposed parallel to the same is agripper-bar 17, covered with elastic materialsuch, for instance, asrubber--and connected by rods 124 to a rocking plate 18, provided at thetop thereof with a stop 18 and hinged to an angle-piece 19, secured tothc under face of the crossbar 14. A helical spring 2(), one end ofwhich is secured to the rocking plate 18 and the other end to thedepending leg of the angle-piece 19, has the tendency to force saidrocking plat against said anglepiece, and consequently t c force thegripperbar 17 against the presser-plalc 16. Supported in bracketsattached to the cross-bur 14 and extending parallel to the latter is aspindle 21, provided intcrmcdiatcly with a depending iinger 22, restingagainst the stop 16* of the rocking plate 18, and also with an arm 23,adapted tostrike astop 24 on the bed 13, as shown in Fig. 4, in order torock said linger, and thereby said rocking plate.

The carriage a is provided with two longitudinally-extending bars 25,carrying a device c, intended to rcccivc the tablets or other articlesto be wrapped. This device consists, essentially, of fixed verticalguides 26 and 27, between which the tablets are retained, andspring-actuated pawls 2!), provided with pro jections or teeth 28, thefunction of which will hereinafter appear.

Upon the bed 13 of the machine are arranged at what will be termed forpurposes of description the front" of the latter two arms 30, extendingoutwardly-from said bed and carrying at their outer endsangular-lyadjustable cranks or levers, conncctci at their ends by a rod252, on whiclgis suspended atone end by hook-shaped lugs 33* a Jlangcdplate Iii-intended to receive the wrappers. 'The opposite or front endof the plate 33 is supported above the bed-plate 13 are tlw'o disks 36,the

spindles or" which extend through said arms,

as shown in Fig 3. Bet can the disks 36 and connecting diainetrica lyopposite points of the same are arrangeiil relatively fixed feed-rods37, covered with elastic material. The spindles of the disks 36 carrysmaller disks 38 at their ends, and said smaller disks are provided upontheir peripheries with ra dially-extending pins adaptedlaterally-disposed pins 39, carried by parallel arms 40 of the carriagea, said arms 40 ex tending longitudinally of the machine and be ingconnected with the side members 100 of the carriage, as shown in Fig. 3.The pins 39 are pressed by helical springs against upright stop-pins 41upon said arms 40, which prevent the pins 39 from turning in onedirection, althongh they can turn in. the opposite direction against thetension of said springs.

Extending upwardly from the bed 13 IS a loaf-spring 42, the end of whichrests on a flattened portion of the hub of one of the disks 35 in such amanner as to maintain said disks against movement and to insure theirstopping in the same position after their actuation by tho pinsSl) onthe carriage (1 Two cams 43 are arranged on the shaft 7, and on themrcst rollers 44 of a verticallyinovablc cross-bar 45, which extendstransversely oi the machine. Said cross-bar 45 carries an upright46,-npon the top of which is arranged a wrawpcr-plato 47, adaptcd toreciprocate vertically in an openin 90 of the bed 11%,ns best shown inFig. 2. The plate l7 is hinged to the upright 45, so that it may hetiltcd to one side, although a spring 42s has tho tendency-to normallymaintain it in horizontal position. Below the plate 47 and atlachod tothe under part of the bed is a stop 45), against which said plate isadapted to abut at the end ol' its downward movon1cnt,so as to be tiltedagainst the uppcr edge of an inclincd delivery-chutc 5(), arranged atthe rcnr ol' the machine. The shaft 7 is further provided at ouch sidcof tho machine with iingcrs 51 52, which arc placed at dill'orcntangular, distances l'rom each other. in the path ol' said lingers :n'carranged rollers 53 54, carried at the lower cxl rcmitics ol'oppositely-inclined clbo\v-lcvors :35 56, pivoted to the sides ol' theframe. (lnc ol' the arms" ol' the lovcr 55 carrics a t'ootlnd segment57, meshing with a wheel 5!), scoured to one end of a shaft 58,extending trnnsvcrscly ol' the niacblnc and journalcd in tho sides ofthe frame at at point approxinmtcly below tbc l'ccddisks 36. Sold shalt,which is controlled by to abut against carries a rocking arnri- 60, therounded end of which passes through an opening in a slide-plate 61,guided longitudinally on the bed above an opening therein and to whichis securedfby means of a s ring 63, a transverse folder-oar 62, mova le1n the ,sarne plane .as said slide-plate. One of the arms of the leversegment 64, engaging with a gear-Wheel 66, carried by a shaft 65,similar to the shaft 58. The shaftfi, controlled by aspring 67 as shownin Fig! 1, is connected by a rocking arm to a second slidelate 68,similar to the slide-plate 61 and slide le in the same direction, theopening 90 and the late 47 being disposed between said slide-p ates.Theplate 68 carries, by means of a spring similar to the sprin 63, afolder-bar 69. Slidable through the datter is a rod 70*, attached at oneend to a fold-retaining bar 7 0, exten' ing parallel to said folder-barand adapted, to fit in a longitudinal recess or seat therein.

second bar 71 is arranged at the opposite end of the rod 7 0 andprovided with u wardlyextending drivingpins 72, adapts to abut upon thereciprocation of the carriage toward the ri ht, as shown, againstdependin lugs or hoo *s 72011 the pressersplate 16. n the path of thefinger 51 is also arranged a roller 74, carried at one end of a bellcrank lever 73,

i a spring 59,

crank lever 75 which is connected to a thimblc 77, carrying at. eitherand levers 78, said levers being normally retained in downwardlypointingposition by springs 94. -The. ends of said levers 78 engage racks 79,uided vertically in the sides of the frame said racks in turn engagingwith pinions 80, se-

otcd upon the bed at either end 0 the opening and adapted to foldinwardly.

'lhe Worm-wheel shaft 3 is connected to a spindle 35 by a-gearwzheel 5and intermediate gear-wheels S2 83 and said spindle, which lattercarries a cam 86, provided with two bosses or projcctions as. shown inFig. 2. A vertically-guided crossbar 87 rests against the cam 86 by'ineans'of a roller 38, and a plate 8%) is mounted on an upright support87, carried bysaid crossbar 87.

The operation of the improved machine is as follows: The worm-wlnmlshait 3 is driven by the wheels 1 2 4 and the main shaft 7 by the whcols5 6 8. This results in the carriage o receiving. alaterally-rodprocating motion. When the lattcr moves toward theWrappersnpporting plate 33), on which the sheets or" tin-toil or paperare held by means of the l clamps. 35, the pins 39 of l strike the pinsof the plate 38 and being held I by the stop-pins 41 bring about therotation l oithedisl is' 3d, the spring 42 being stretched i l and theWrapper-'lecding rods 37 caiised tobe moved in n. circular path. One ofthe latter 56 also carries a toothed cured to the pivots of folding fla81, pivthe suppdrts 40 which is in turn connected to a second -bell agear-wheel 84 on 7 seizes hold of the upper sheet ol' tin-foil or otherwrapper and causes it to move-lorwartl to a sullicient extent to bringits end to the grippers ol' the gripper device I). In the describedmovement of the carriage a the arm 23 strikes the stop 24, which causesthe spindle 21 to turn, so that the linger 22 in rocking abuts againstthe lug 18* on the plate 18, and thus rocks the latter against thetension of the spring 20, the gripper-bar 17 thus being raised. Thesupply of tablets is arranged in the supporting device (1 ol' thewarriagc above the plate 89, and when the carriage arrives at the endofits movement toward the wrappersupporting plate 33 said plate 8!) ismaintained in raised position by one of the bosses or projections of thecam S6. The ends ol the tablet-retaining pawls 2!) rest then against theplate 89 and release the pile of tablets, so that the bottom tablet canfall on the plate 89. \Vhen the carriage moves then in the direction ofthe arrow, Fig. l, the projections 28 on the pawls 29 press under theaction of their springs 91 against the. last but one tablet, and thusretain the upper tablets in position while the plate 89 elescends withthe lowermost chocolate tablet released and carried by it, owing to themovement of the cam 86, which allows the roller 88 to descend. At thesame time the arm 23 releases the stop 24 and the linger 2 releases therocking plate 18, which is then moved by the spring 20 in such mannerthat the gripper-bar 17 is lowered and presses the wrappersheet againstthe plate 16. This sheet is then carried until the carriage arrives atthe end of its movement in the opposite direction, in which the plate 18strikes a partition or stop plate 92 adjacent the plate 89 and moved insuch manner as to raise the gripper-bar 17 in order to permit thewrappersheet to fall over the opening 9()that is to say, on the hingedfolding-plate 47. At this moment the second projection of the cam 86raises the roller 88 and the. plate St) until the tablet carried by thelatter is pushed by the same between the engle-piece it) and the plate18, which constitute a carrier having an open bottom and a movable sidemember. \Vhen the earriage u. returns to its position shown in Fig. I,the tablet taken from the support. SS) is held, by the spring 20 betweenthe plate 18 and the angle-piece it), which together form the carrier ortransporting device and which carry it until the arm 23 strikes the stop24 and rocksthe tablet-clamping side memberor plate 18 by means ol thespindle 2t and o'l'the linger 22, the result being that the tablet isreleased aml hills on the wrapper covering the l'olding-plate -17, Fig.2. Ateach |nove- 'menl ol the carriage u in the direction ol the arrowin Fig. l aml al'ter each wrapper has been seized the lingers 5t 52 meetthe rollers oil .';--iol' the levers 55 5t) am! by means ol' l hetoothedscgmentsSTti l andol'thecoiiperating l l l l wheels 5!) titibring about the rotation ol' the spi'ndlcs 5H and (35, whereby thefolder-bars ($2 and (it) (the ends ol' which are beveled) are moved bythe levers tit) and the slide-plates ti] and (S8. The linger 52 is ol'such shape and arrangement relatively to the linger 51 that it only'ausesa small movement of the folder-bar (it) against the plate 47 untilthe latter linger leaves the roller 53 for the purpose ol' pushing thetablet, which otherwise would not fall at once, owingtothe resistanceol' the wrappersheet. The l'olderbar 62 l'alls then under the action ofthe finger 51 on the tablet and folds in the manner indi 'atetl in Fig.5 one of the edges ol' the wrapper, which, after the tall ol' a tablet,assumes the shape shown in Fig. 2. When the linger 51 releases theroller 5.3, the bar 62 is withdrawn. into its original position by theaction of the spring 5!). At the same time the tinger 52 brings aboutthe continuation of the movement of the bar (it), so that the edge olthe wrapper-sheet which is above is also l'oldcd. \Vhen the linger 52 isfree ol' the roller 54-, the bar (it) is returned to its originalposition by the spring ($7. The bar 71, connected to the bar 70, thenstrikes the stops 93, secured to the table top or bed 13, and thusprevents the retreat ol' the bar 70, which rests then against thelast-folded edge of the wrapper-sheet, Fig. 6. During this movement thecams 43 on the spindle 7 have turned to a sullicient extent to enablethe rollers ot' the cross-bar 45 to arrive at the projection 43, whichbrings about the descent ol the crossbar with the plate 47. At thismoment the linger 51 strikes the roller 74 ol" the bell-crank lever 73and through the intermediary ot the b ll-crank lever 75 causes thespindle 77 to turn. The levers 78, secured to the spindle 77, move theracks 7t), wbichcause the pinions St) to turn and lower the flaps 8arranged at the ends ol the opening 90, b which the wrapper, not yetl'olde d at the said ends, is l'olded in its turn on the tablet, asshown in Fig. 7. The l'old-retaining bar prevents the portion ol" thewrapper already l'ohied on said tablet l'rom rising again. in being ac.-tuatcd the llaps Si abut against and slightly raise the l'older-bartit), which resumes subsequently its position under the action of itsspring 67, this being for the purpose ol' avoiding lriction ol" the bar69 on the wrapper, which would spoil the. latter. l'Vhen the linger 51has released the roller 74-, thc springs 94 operate thelevers 7S andbring the llaps 81 back to their original position. When the spindle 7continues its rotation, projections 43" on the cams arrive under therollers 44, so that he. cross-bar can descend l'arther still with theplate 47. The latter is tilted by the stop ll), whereupon the wrapped-u)tablet escapes l'rom it aml slides down the chute 50. The carriage (1has in the meantime advanced sulliciently toward the plate 85) to enablethe books or lo s 2' to come in contact with the pins '72 of toe bar 71and cause the latter to participate in. the movement when the car--l'iage it continues its movement above the steps 93 until the rod 79 isretracted into its seat in the folder-bar 69, whereupon the'carriageagain reac ,es the end of its travel'in which the rri'apper-sheetcarried by the cripper device 72 falls on the opening 30 an the plate47. The same operations then begin again, a tablet being seized. by thecarrier (plate 18 and angle-piece l9) and brought onto the plate 47,while at the same time a tablet is deposited by the device 6 on theplate 87. Then a new Wrapper-sheet is seized and carried by the gripperdevice s while the tablet placed on the plate 47 is manned u by theWrapping devices.

Be ow tie tablet holding device c are two parallel laterally-extendingarms 95, which serve to receive any tablets which might ac citlentallyescape from the pawls 2S) and the uides when said device is notimmediately abovethe plate Having thus described my invention, 1 claimas new and desire to secure by Letters iatenti. in a tablet-wrappingmachine, the com bination, with the era pin devices, of a carriagemovable towarc and away Tom the same and upon which the tablets arestored, and means for successively depos ting the tablets in cooperativerelation tvith sail I wrapping devices.

' 2. in a tablet-wrapping machine, the coin bination, with the Wrappingmechanism, and the Wrappeniecding mechanism, of a reciproeating carriageto successively carry the wrappers from said feeding mechanism to saidWrapping mechanism While moving in one direction, a tablet-holder onsaid carriage in which the tablets are) stored, and means forsucccssivelv depositing the tablets in cooperative relation with thewrapping mechanism during the movement of the cari'iage in a directionopposite to that first men tioned.

3. In a tablet-Wrapping machine, a bed, wrapping devices thereon, alaterally ii recip roosting carriage slidable on said bed over saiddevices, means on said carriage for holding "lnrality of tablets. andmeans for successively removing the tablets from said. holding means anddepositing the same in cooperative relation with said wrapping devices.

4. in a tablet-wrapping machine, wrapping devices, Wrapper-feedingdevices, a carriage movable between said Wrapping and feeding devices,Wrapper-gripping means on said carriage, means on said carriage toholding a pile of tablets, and means for successively transferring thetablets from said holdin means to sai Wrapping devices.

5. T e combination, with the Wrapping de vices and wrapper-feedingdevices, cl a carl l l masts riage movable between said devices, meanson said carriage for holding a pile of tablets,

means also on the carriage for holding a sinle tablet, and means forsuccess velvtrans ter means. i

6. The combination, with the Wrapping de, vices and Wrap tar-feedingcevices, of a can riage movable etween said devices, means means also onthe carriage to hold a single tablet, and means mounted independently ofsaid carriage for sucoessi'lr'elytransferring the tablets the former tothe latter insane.

ierring the tablets from the former to the lat- 7o ,7

on said carriage to hold a plurality of tablets, 7 5

'Z The combination, with the Wrapping cie- 8o vicesand the vn'appe-i'eeding devices, or a horizontally reciprocating Wrapper deliveringcarriage movable between said devices,

means on said carriage to hold a pile of tablets, means also on thecarriage for holdin a single tablet, a vertically-reciprocating cvicefor successively extractin the tablets from said first-named means aniitransferring the same to last-narned means, an

means ior dumping said means to hold a sin 9o glc tablet.

8. in a tablet-Wrapping machine, Wrag ping devices, a carriage ioz'supporting a pile of tablets and for delivering the Wrappers to saidwrapping saici gcarriage, means for extracting one tablet sgt a timefrom. the pile on said carriage anriior delivering the same to saidcarrier,

and 'tneans for enl sting the carrier when all jaccnt said Wrappingdevices,

9. in tablet-wrapping machine, a bed, wranping devices a ranged thereon,areciproosting carriage guided on said bed above saicl devices andorovided with means for holding a pile of ta 'lets, a carrier on saidcar iiage, means for delivering one tablet at a time from said holdingmeans to said carrier,

nd means "for dumping said carrier when directly above'said Wrappingdevices.

10. The combination, devices, of a reciprocating carriage forelenveringthe Wrappers to said. devices, means on said carriage for holding a pileof tablets, a carrier on said carriage, a reciprccatllhg blots forextracting said tablets one by one from the pile in which they arestored obsaicl'c'arriage and for pushing each into said carrier, andmeans for dumping the lattes.

ii. in tabletvrapping machine, Wrap ping devices, ahorizontally-ieciprocating wrappirdclivering carriage movable over saiddevices, nc-ans on said carriage for holdcon ing a pile of tablets, acarrier mounted ii,

- successively extracting the tablets from said holding means andpushing the same upwardly into said carrier, and means for dump ing thelatter when above said wrapping clevices.

. in a tablet-wranping machine, the

with the Wrapping tablet -elamping a single tablet l'rom said guides andfor pushng the same into said earrier, and meanst'or dumping the'latterwhen adjaeent said wrapping devires.

ill. in a wrappingmaehine sueh as deseribed, the eombination, with theearriage. olt he guides thereon for holding a pile ol' tablets. and areeiproeating plate movable upwardly beneath said extraet the lowermosttablet in the pile.

H. In a maehine sueh as deseribed, the eombination ol' a bed, a earriageI((l])l0(tll ing thereon, guides on said (arriage for bolding a pileottablets, and a horizontal plate guided veriieallv in said bed andoperable to ext rat". the lowermost tablet in the pile.

15, in a maehine sueh as deseribed, the eombination of a bed. wrappingdeviees thereon, a horizontall vreeiprm-aiing earriage on said bed,guides on said earriage for holding a pile of tablets, a tablet-earlieron said bed l'or earr ving a single tablet to said wrapping deviees, avertieall vreeiproeating plate. and means for aetuating said plate so asto extraet a tablet from the pile in said guides and deliver the same losaid earrier.

it). In a wrapping-maehine ol' the type set l'orth, a bed, a earriageslidable thereon, a tablet-earrier mounted on said earriage and providedwith a movable side member, a: deviee lor actuating said member, and astop 'on said bed l'or actuating said deviee.

17. in a maehine for wrapping tablets, in eombination, a bed, wrappingdevires thereon, areeiproea-ting earriage on said bed above saiddeviees, guides on said earriage l'or holding a pile ol tablets, aearrier on said earriage having an open bottom and embodying a plate, ahorizontal plate guided vertieallv in said bed, means for aetuating saidplate so as to extraet the lower most tablet from the pile onsaid'arriage md to push the. same upwardly into said earrier, and meansl'oraetuating said tablet-elamping plate when said earrier is above saidwrappingdeviees.

l8. lit a tablot-wrapping machine, in oombinalion, a. bed, awrapper-sitpporting deviee at. one end thereol', a wrapper-feedingdeviee assoeiated with said supporting deviee, wrapping deviees on saidbed, a reeiproeating ea1' riage on said bed, a gripper deviee on saidcarriage for delivering the \vrappers l'rom said l'eeding deviee to saidwrapping deviees, means on said carriage l'or retaininga pile oftablets, and means l'ordepositingsaid tablets, one by one, upon thewrappers delivered by thegrippingdeviee to said wrappingdeviees.

It). ln a tablet-wrapping maehine, the

guides and operable to to elamp a tablet, means to grip a wrapper,

deviees,

combination of a bed, a wrapper-feeding device at one end thereof,wrapping deviees on said bed, a reeiproeating earriage. on said bed anmovable over said wrapping devices in the direction of saidwrapper-t'eeding device,

means on said earriage for sueeessively depositing the wrappers adjacentthe wrapping a deviee on said earriage for holding a bile of tablets. a.tablot-carrier on said carriage, means for sueeessivelv delivering thetablets from said holding device to said carrier, and means for dumpingthe latter when adjaeent said wrapping deviees.

2o. In a tablet-wrapping machine, means and a single means for normallymaintaining said two means in clamping and gripping positionrespeetively.

2]. .ln a tablet-wrapping machine, means to elamp a tablet, means togrip a wrapper, and a. single means for releasing said two means.

22. in a tablet-wrapping machine, means to clamp a tablet, means to gria wrapper, and a eonneetion between. sari whereby both are opened andclosed simultaneously.

23. In a tablet-wrapping machine, a tablet-carrier having a movable sidemember, a wrapper-gripping device operable by said member, and means foroperating said member.

24. The combination, with the tablet-earrier having the rocking plateassociated therev 'ith, ol' the gripping device operable by said plate,and the means for rocking said plate.

25. lhe eombination, with a carriage, of a carrier thereon having amovable tablett'littPPllQ member, a wrappt r-gripping deviee one elementof which is 'arried by said member, and means controlled by'tltemovement of said carriage for operating said member.

2a. The combination, with the wrapping deviees, and the wrapper-teedingdevices, of a earriage movable between said devices, a tablet-carrier onsaid carriage, a wrappergripping doviee also mounted on the. carriage,and a single means for opening said earrier and said gripping device.

27. The combination, with the wrapping deviees, and the wraiper-l'eeding deviees, ot' a earriage movable between said deviees, atablet-earrier on said earriage, a wrappergripping device also n'iountedon said earriage. and a spring for normally maintaining both saidearrier and gripping deviee in elosed position.

28. The eombination, with the wrapper l'eeding deviee and the wrappingdeviees, til a carriage movable between the same, a tablet carrier onsaid carriage, a wrapper-earrying doviee. also mounted on said earriago.and

two means carrier on said carriage,

' cribed, the combination of wrapper-cam ing;

device with said tahletoarrier so that are simultaneously open andclosed.

29. The combination, with the Wrapper feeding devices and the Wrappingdevices, 0 a carriage movable between the same and upon which thetablets are stored, a tableta wrapper-carrying device on said carriage,means for connecting said wrapper'carrying device with saidtablet-carrier so that hoth are simultaneously 0 ened and closed, meansfor opening and c osing said devices at either end of the reciprocatingmovement 0' the carriage, an means for pushinga tablet into said carrierwhile the same is open.

30. The combination,

devices, of a' carriage moval) with the Wrapping is over the same, adevice on said carriage for holding a pile oi tablets, a normally closedcarrier on said car-- riage for eyeing a single tablet, means iormomentarily o enir g said carrier, means for extracting a to. letfrzii'n the pile on said carriage and pushing the same into said carrierwhen the same is 0 en, and means torreopening said carrier w ien ahovesaid wrappin devices. 31. A machine su'chas described including in itsconstruction wrapping rocating carriage movable over the same,wrapper-feeding devices at one side oi said Wrapping device and in thepath of said carriagc, a Wrapper-gripping device on said carriage, meanson said carriage for holding a plurality oi tablets, means for actuatingsaid ripping device so as to transfer a Wrapper om said Wrapper-feedingdevice to said W apping devices while the carriage is movingin onedirection, and means for transfen ring a single tablet from said holderto said wrappingdevices during the movement of said carriage in theopposite direction.

In a Wrappiiig-machinc such as dea bed having an a wing therein, awrapper pl ate movable in said opening, means for laying a wrappersheetover said opening, means i" or deposit ing a tablet upon such wrapper,wrapping devices embodying oppositeivdisposed folder-liars, means forpartially actuating; one of" said folder-bars so as to push said tabletand wrap per down upon said plate, means for then actuating the otherfolder-bar, and means for cone pleting; the folding movement of saidfirstnames folder-bar.

In a tablet-wrapping machine a reciprocating slide-plate, a folder-bar,and a spring connecting said instrnmentalities.

in a tablet-wrapping machine, a reci roosting slide-plate, afolder oarin advance 0 said plate and movable in the same plane,-

devices, a recip emcee and 'a resilient connection between said bar and.plate. n

35. Ina? ieiii'etewiapping machine, a bed, a-wrappcr 'plate, means forlaying the wraper on said plate, means for depositing the tablet on thewrapper, horizontally-reciproeating slide-plates on said bed at eitherside of said Wrapper-plate, resilientlyinonnte folder-bars carried by'said slide-plates, and means for reciprocating the latter.

36. In a tablet-w rapping machine, afolderoar, and fold retaining incansassociated therewith.

37. The combination, with the folderl ar 69, of the fold-retaining bar 70 in connection therewith.

38. In a tabletavrapping machine, a re: ciprocatory folder-liar, a rodmovable transversely therethrongh, and a fold-retaining bar carried bysaid rod.

39. in atablet-wrapping machine, a reciprocatory folder-bar having alongitudinally-exlending seat, a rod slidahle transversely through saidfolder-oar, and a foldretaining har carried by said rod and adapted tofit in said seat.

40, in a tabletavrapping machine, the combinat ion ,With thewrapperplate, oi the folderhars at either side thereof, means orsuccessively actuating said bars, and means as-- sociated with the barwhich is last actuated for holding down the part of the wra iper foldedthereby after said bar has completed its wrapping movement. v v

M. in a tablet wrapping machine, the combination, with thewrapper-plate, oi the folder-bars at either side thereof, means forsuccessively actuating said ioldercars, a fold-retaining bar associatedwith one'oi said folder-bars, and means for retracting saidtoldretaining har.

42. The combination, with the folder-bar GE), oi the rod 70" movabletransversely therethrough, the lold'retaining bar 70 carried at one endol said rod, and the retracting-bar 71 carried at the opposite endthereof.

43. The comb nation, with the wrapping devices cinhodying'the folder-bar69 an the fold-retaining liar 70, of" the retractin ybar 71, providedwith'pihs 72, the reciprocating ripping de'v. 70, and-the claws OE hooks7 2 on i aid devieeiorcngaging said-pins and thereby retracting saidiold-retaii1ing1 bar. i

mony whereof i. have signed this In testi specihcation in the presenceof two subscribmos

